text_original: At first he attempted to aintain friendly relations with the Frankish king, but hen Clovis began to prepare for an attack on his ally, e king of the Visigoths, he remonstrated in vain. In .e war that followed Alaric was defeated and slain ;f ore Theodoric 's army arrived to help him.
text_transcription: AT FIRST HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH THE FRANKISH KING BUT WHEN CLOVIS BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR AN ATTACK ON HIS ALLY THE KING OF THE VISIGOTHS HE REMONSTRATED IN VAIN IN THE WAR THAT FOLLOWED ALARIC WAS DEFEATED AND SLAIN BEFORE THEODORIC'S ARMY ARRIVED TO HELP HIM
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst hiː ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ˈeɪnteɪn fɹˈɛndli ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪððə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ, bˌʌt hˈɛn klˈʌvɪs bɪɡˈæn tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɚɹən ɐtˈæk ˌɔn hɪz ˈælaɪ, ˈiː kˈɪŋ ʌvðə vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs, hiː ɹˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn vˈeɪn. ˈɪn .ˈiː wˈɔːɹ ðæt fˈɑːloʊd ɐlˈæɹɪk wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ænd slˈeɪn ;ˈɛf ˈɔːɹ θiːədˈɔːɹɪk ˈɛs ˈɑːɹmi ɚɹˈaɪvd tə hˈɛlp hˌɪm.